Citadel of Mohamed Ali,Ibn Tulun mosque,Moez &Khan El Khalili

Visiting Salah El Din Citadel including Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque ,Islamic Cairo, Khan El-Khalili

The Citadel is one of Cairo’s main attractions and probably the most popular Islamic moment in Cairo. Salah El-Din built it in 1176 AD, it was the place of most Egypt’s rulers for 700 years between the 9th and 12th century. Mohammed Ali was the last ruler in the citadel.

Muhammad Ali Mosque

The Muhammad Ali Mosque is located within the Citadel of Salah al-Din, and was built by Muhammad Ali in 1848. This mosque was called the Alabaster Mosque, referring to the marble slabs that covered its interior walls. It was also called Alabaster Mosque which is one of the types of marble used in construction, also There is inside this Moeshea the tomb of Muhammad Ali.

Then move to visit Mosque of Ibn Tulun
One of the most famous mosques in Old Cairo. Famous for its spiral minaret inspired by the Great Mosque of Samarra and slit arcades surrounding a wide open space for prayer, the 6-acre (2.5 hectare) Ibn Tulun Mosque is one of the oldest surviving Islamic landmarks in Cairo.

Then move to visit Sultan Hassan Mosque
The Sultan Hassan Mosque and School are among the largest mosques in Egypt in architecture and the tallest in architecture, The largest mosque in Islam, built in the Islamic Mamluk period (1356-1363) by order of Sultan Hassan, known to the Egyptian world for its crazy and eccentric expenses, among which this Mosque also figures.

Al-Rifai Mosque (Masjid Al-Rifa’i)

Moez Street is one of the main streets in Historic Cairo.
It is one of the oldest streets in and one of the best open-air museums in Egypt. as the city was founded by the Fatimid dynasty in the tenth century, during the reign of the fourth caliph, al-Muizz Li Din Allah.
Al Muizz Street in Cairo has the greatest concentration of medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world, redefining words like majesty and beauty.

Souk of Khan el-Khalili.

And one of the oldest souks in Cairo.
Khan el-Khalili is one of Cairo’s main attractions. This is the souk of the old city, a large market as crowded as it is noisy, but with spicy and unique colors and scents.
We will cross its labyrinthine streets, real open-air museums. The best place in town to buy souvenirs and copies of Ancient Egyptian artifacts.

After that trasfer you to back to your hotel

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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• All tours are as mentioned in the itinerary.
• All taxes and charges.
• Tourist permission
• Lunch at very good local restaurant.(if option is selected)
• You will enter Souk of Khan el-Khalili.
• Entrance fees to Salah El Din Citadel (if option is selected)
• Entrance fees to Moez Street (if option is selected)
• Entrance fees to Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan & Al-Rifai Mosque (if option is selected)
• All transfers in a private air-conditioned car to/from your hotel.
• You will enter Mosque of Ibn Tulun

• Tipping
• Personal expenses

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• This Tour is Provided by Explore Egypt tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Africa/Cairo.
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